“How long can we keep this up?” Food banks are under pressure from Texas’ high level of food insecurity

‘How long can we keep this up?’: Food banks are under pressure from Texas’ high level of food insecurity

Volunteers from left to right, Evelyn McMillen, Leigh Cox and Victor Surita help to package orders of groceries at El Buen Samaritano food pantry in Austin on Nov. 14. Credit: Julius Shieh/The Texas Tribune By Keaton Peters, The Texas Tribune Twice a week starting around 6:30 a.m., drivers head to a parking lot in South Austin. Once there, volunteers direct them into orderly rows, where they are ushered forward one-by-one to open their doors and…

Texas food banks under pressure from mounting food insecurity

Inflation, stagnant federal funding for food programs and high housing costs mean that demand still hasn’t returned to pre-pandemic levels.‘How long can we keep this up?’ Food banks are under pressure from Texas’ high level of food insecurity was first posted on November 28, 2023 at 4:53 pm.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site …

'How long can we keep this up?' Food banks are under pressure from Texas’ high level of food insecurity

Inflation, stagnant federal funding for food programs and high housing costs mean that demand at food banks still hasn’t returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Food banks are under pressure from Texas’ high level of food insecurity

Twice a week starting around 6:30 a.m., drivers head to a parking lot in South Austin. Once there, volunteers direct them into orderly rows, where they are ushered forward one-by-one

“How long can we keep this up?” Food banks are under pressure from Texas’ high level of food insecurity

By Keaton Peters, The Texas Tribune Nov. 28, 2023 ““How long can we keep this up?” Food banks are under pressure from Texas’ high level of food insecurity” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on th…

'How long can we keep this up?' Food banks are under pressure from Texas’ high level of food insecurity

Inflation, stagnant federal funding for food programs and high housing costs mean that demand at food banks still hasn’t returned to pre-pandemic levels.